Which is the best WordPress hosting plan for YOU?

In the rest of this article I’m going to do my best to save you a long weekend of looking at charts and options until your eyes blur. Our WordPress hosting plan comparison is going to look at three different types of hosting:

• Shared
• VPS (Virtual Private Server)
• Managed WordPress hosting

Shared hosting

Shared hosting is the cheapest form of hosting and best for any site with a low traffic volume. This could be a personal journal, a book club log, or anything else that doesn’t stress the server until the project starts to gain traction.

Here’s how it works: The hosting provider sets up multiple customers on a single server. The customers all share the resources of the machine, like hard drive space, memory, and CPU. This is wonderful for some needs but can be terrible for others. Let’s look at the pros and cons.

VPS hosting

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. VPS hosting is vaguely similar to shared hosting in that multiple customers share physical hardware, but with VPS hosting each server has dedicated, reserved resources. Your neighbour on the server can’t fill up your share of the hard drive, nor your memory nor processing power. The resources are exclusively yours.

Anyone with a site that has outgrown shared hosting, but that’s not quite big enough to warrant its own hardware, should try VPS. Word of warning: You’ll need to be handy at configuring the server, since it’s usually a pretty plain setup.

Managed WordPress hosting

In general, “Managed Hosting” means you pay someone else to take care of server management tasks for you. With Managed WordPress hosting you’re paying the hosting provider to take care of the server AND make it work especially well with WordPress.

Choose the best WordPress hosting plan for you

Choosing the best WordPress hosting plan for your website can be make-or-break for your business. Choosing a plan that doesn’t support your needs can impact your sales, brand reputation, and ultimately your bottom line.

Whether you want full control over your site’s server infrastructure, are ready for someone else to do the heavy lifting for you, or somewhere in between, there’s a plan for you — you just have to find it!